Agenda. Content of Upcoming Meetings. Minutes of Meeting #2. Backyard Composting

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1 RDOS Solid Waste Management Plan Technical Advisory Committee Meeting #3 October 13, 2010 Agenda Minutes of Meeting #2 Upcoming Meetings Organics Management ICI Waste Management Disposal Bans Other Initiatives Illegal Dumping Bear Human Conflict Management Land Use Planning Facility Licensing/Authorization Upcoming Public Survey Minutes of Meeting #2 Errors or omissions? Posting on RDOS website Content of Upcoming Meetings Organics Management 40% of waste is landfilled is organic waste Backyard Composting (Reduction) Yard and garden waste, limited kitchen waste and compostable paper Centralized Composting (Recycling) Collection and processing of organic waste Yard and garden waste All food waste Compostable paper Clean wood waste Backyard Composting Current activities Compost education areas at Community Gardens Master Composter/Recycler program Composting and grasscycling brochures Sale and distribution of backyard compost bins (1500 sold in 2009) Other composters available through retailers Worm composting workshops and bins

2 Backyard Composting Future activities Maintain current activities Curbside wood chipping service Compost Hotline Encourage businesses to do on site composting Seasonal newspaper column On line composting forum Resourced by Master Composters Link with Bear Aware ICI Waste Management Industrial, commercial and institutional waste generators Current ICI program Presentation by Deyne Borgia Ellis, B.A. Project Green Cent$, City of Penticton 7 ICI Sector: Policy Options ICI sector represents the largest opportunity for new waste diversion Enact disposal bans to encourage more recycling in the commercial sector Make recycling/source separation in the commercial sector mandatory e.g. San Francisco, Metro Portland, Halifax, Ontario Make space allocation for recycling mandatory in all new commercial developments e.g. Seattle Commercial Sector: Service Options Encourage private haulers to provide service In urban areas, local government provide: Recycling collection to all commercial and institutional generators Add organics collection once composting capacity is in place In all curbside collection areas, provide recycling/organics collection service to small commercial generators e.g. Comox and Courtenay 9 10 ICI Sector: Promotion & Education Develop a Technical Assistance Program e.g. Boulder, CORD, Green Cent$ Free or low cost waste audits Develop a Zero Waste certification program Zero Waste Awards program Web based recycling directory Work with local business assoc ns Provide free recycling/organics collection containers, e.g. Portland Work with tourism/hotel assoc s Develop information specific to different types of businesses (office, retail, restaurant, etc.), e.g. CORD ICI Sector: Lead By Example Lead by example: Make the Regional District and Municipal offices zero waste leaders Inform the commercial sector of the process and results Build zero waste requirements into all Regional District contracts. Share template of contract language to local governments 11 12

3 ICI Sector Additional ideas? Discussion Current program New programs/policies/services What do you like? What would work here? Illegal Dumping Current Illegal Dumping Program Reporting Program NO DUMP Clean up of known sites Work with stakeholders/user groups to identify problem sites and increase reporting Support community clean up projects Supply for bags, signage, vehicles and staff Waive tipping fees at RDOS landfills Illegal Dumping Options Maintain existing program Bylaw to impose responsibility for proper disposal Indirect Approaches Bulky item collection Curbside collection Free tags Free drop off days Low tipping fee for less than 250 kg Yard waste collection Bear Human Conflict Management Bryn White Conservation Program Manager and Acting Chair of SOS Bear Smart Project SOS Bear Smart Project Update For RDOS Solid Waste Management Committees September 2010 Bear Smart Program Goals Address root causes of bear human conflicts; Reduce rate and intensity of bear human conflicts; Reduce number of bears destroyed; Protect private property, increase public safety.

4 BC Bear Smart Community Program Criteria 1. Prepare a bear hazard assessment of the community and surrounding area Complete! 2. Prepare a bear human conflict management plan that is designed to address the bear hazards and land use conflicts identified in the previous steps. Complete! Now: 3. Revise planning and decision making documents to be consistent with the bear human conflict management plan. 4. Implement a continuing education program directed at all sectors of the community 5. Develop and maintain a bear proof municipal solid waste management system. 6. Implement Bear Smart bylaws prohibiting the provisions of food to bears as a result of intent, neglect, or irresponsible management of attractants. http//wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/wld/documents/bearsmart_bkgdr.pdf. A fed bear is a dead bear What do we know? Garbage kills bears SOS Bear Smart Project: Hazard Assessment Results Problem bear calls are increasing in this region Between16 and 30 bears destroyed per year Main local attractants are fruit and garbage Garbage is an attractant in all three seasons, but dominates in spring Fruit dominates in fall Weekly patterns seen in garbage bear calls Ca lls 2% Figure 2: Study Area Bear Attractants % 6% 1% 4% 1% 6% 31% Figure 11: Bear Calls with Garbage as a Known Attractant Days before Garbage Pickup 36% Garbage Fruit trees Fruit Garden Bird Feeder Compost Berry Bushes Beehive Pets Pet Food Vineyard Livestock Other Conflict Management Plan Priority Recommendations 2010 Encourage change in local residents approach to management of fruit, garbage and other attractants (education and outreach). Improve current waste management approaches in local communities/rdos areas. Containers, landfills and greenspaces. Reduce human bear conflicts associated with garbage. Implement a program to make bear proof containers available to local residents. Focus on interface areas. Implement bylaws to manage garbage and other attractants. Develop planning mechanisms to address bear issues in new developments re: location and attractant management (development permits, guidelines). Examples for Solid Waste Management Bylaws applicable to restricting storage of attractants, wildlife proof containers, curb side and wildlife feeding restrictions. Providing or subsidizing bear proof household garbage cans. Electric fencing landfills to exclude bears. Education program for homeowners on bylaws, and reducing conflicts. Official Community Plans Other communities to draw from: Whistler, Coquitlam, Kamloops, Revelstoke, Squamish, Lillooet, Tofino, Ucluelet, North Vancouver. Bear Human Conflict Management Discussion Approaches for residential waste management Approaches for ICI waste management Programs, Policies/Bylaws, Education

5 Public Survey Get early input Test the pulse Educational Planning process Available services Not intended to be statistically representative Timing: mid October to mid November Public Survey Content Existing program and services Residential garbage, recycling and large item collection Yard waste and HHW management Landfill use Open question Future programs and services Residential food waste collection Wheeled bins for collection Waste to Energy project Constructing a composting facility Open question Communication channels Demographic information Public Survey Made available online and in hard copy Distributed to the extensive distribution list as well as placed at key locations for people to complete RDOS Customer Survey shows that 94% of residents use Survey promotion Draw prize to increase participation Press release Public service announcement Promotion at special events, community gatherings Website copy, including link to online survey Next Meeting Wednesday, November 24th Lots to cover! Draft shortlist of diversion options discussed thus far Construction, demolition and landclearing waste management Residual waste management Landfills Waste to energy